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`15/194,750
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`06/28/2016
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`Hiroyuki ASANO
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`HOKUP0319US
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`09/21/2018 —MARK D. SARALINO (PAN) m
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`RENNER, OTTO, BOISSELLE & SKLAR, LLP
`COOPER, JONATHAN G
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`DETAILED ACTION
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`The present application, filed on or after March 16, 2013, is being examined
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`under the first inventor to file provisions of the AIA.
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`Response to Amendment
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`The amendment filed on 11/13/2017 has been entered. Claims 1-4, 6, and 7
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`have been entered and considered.
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`Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 103
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`In the event the determination of the status of the application as subject to AIA 35
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`correction of the statutory basis for the rejection will not be considered a new ground of
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`rejection if the prior art relied upon, and the rationale supporting the rejection, would be
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`the same under either status.
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`The following is a quotation of 35 U.S.C. 103 which forms the basis for all
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`obviousness rejections set forth in this Office action:
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`A patent for a claimed invention may not be obtained, notwithstanding that the claimed
`invention is not identically disclosed as set forth in section 102, if the differences between the
`claimed invention and the prior art are such that the claimed invention as a whole would have
`been obvious before the effective filing date of the claimed invention to a person having
`ordinary skill in the art to which the claimed invention pertains. Patentability shall not be
`negated by the manner in which the invention was made.
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`5.
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`This application currently names joint inventors. In considering patentability of the
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`claims the examiner presumes that the subject matter of the various claims was
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`commonly owned as of the effective filing date of the claimed invention(s) absent any
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`evidence to the contrary. Applicant is advised of the obligation under 37 CFR 1.56 to
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`point out the inventor and effective filing dates of each claim that was not commonly
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`owned as of the effective filing date of the later invention in order for the examiner to
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`consider the applicability of 35 U.S.C. 102(b)(2)(C) for any potential 35 U.S.C. 102(a)(2)
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`prior art against the later invention.
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`6.
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`Claims 1-4, 6, and 7 are rejected under 35 U.S.C. 103 as being unpatentable
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`over Claussens et al US 2005/0168199 in view of Yuichiro et al JP2015011868 and Yuji
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`JP2015065775.
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`Regarding ciairn t, Cieueeene in eg Fig, i and Fig. :2 teachers a iighting device
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`comprising:
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`a converter circuit (See Fig. i. Fig. 2, {0011}. [00123) incieding at ieeet e.
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`switching device i5, a first inductor t t, and a eecend indectcr 12; and
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`the converter circuit being configured to. when the switching device is turned on,
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`eiicw a first current tc iiew threegh the ewitching device by way of the iiret inductor
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`and eiicw a second current to ficw 'thi'ciigh the Switching device by way cf the
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`second inductor in a direction same as a direction cf the first current {See {cheep
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`[882?], ncte that it and i2 Witt here in at same directicn as this wiii he the creme
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`directicn cerreeccnding tc i3 and i4 ct Fig. "if ct the hreeent eppiiceticn, See eiec
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`i3 and :4 ct Fig. 2 ct the preeent apeiicetich), the tiret indhctcr inciudihg e tiret
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`ceii (”it ccrnnrises e ceii), the second inducter inciuding e second ccii (32
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`centerises e ceii},
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`the first inductor including a first coil (the first inductor 11 includes a first coil,
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`note that an inductor in the art is a coiled wire, and is interchangeably termed a
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`coil) , the second indictor including a second coil (the second inductor 12 includes a
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`second coil, note that an inductor in the art is a coiled wire, and is
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`interchangeably termed a coil );
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`the first ceii (ceii ct “it in Fig. 2) of the first inductor (it) end the second coii
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`{ceii cf 12 in Fig. 2} cf the second inductor having winding directions;
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`the switching device {15} to be present between the first inductor (fit) and the
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`second inductor (i2) eieng an arrangement direction (Fig. 2, the switching device 15
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`is eiectriceiiy connected between the first inductcr it end the eeccnd inductcr 12
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`in Fig, 2}
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`Cieussens does not exniicitiy disciose e substrate on which at ieest the
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`switching device , a first inductor, end a second inductor are mounted, the first inductor
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`end the second inductor being mounted on the substrate; and the switching device 7
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`being mounted on the substrate eiong an arrangement direction.
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`Yuichiro in Fig. t, and Fig.2 teaches a substrate Ed on which at ieest the
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`switching device 7, a first inductor (egg. nrirnery winding et 5), end a second inductor
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`(ed. secondary winding oi 5) are rnounted, the first inductor (en, nrirnery winding ct
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`5) and the second inductor (egg seeeneery winding et 5) being nieuhteci en the
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`substrate {Bit}; and the switching device 3’ being ntcunteci en the substrate 30 as te be
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`present ateng an arrangement direction reg. ateng the x axis ef Fig. 2(a)} This is
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`taught by Yniehire in ereer te creviee a cemeect anti streeturatiy secure cenverter
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`circuit.
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`it wetiirj have been ebvices ta ene having erdinary skiii in the art at the effective
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`tiiing date te imbierneht the fighting cieviee taught in Ciausseh with the eenfignratien
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`taught in Yuichire The metivaticn weeid be fer the converter circuit te be centeect enci
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`strtictureiiy secure.
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`Cieussens and ‘r’uichire d0 net expticitty disciese a first inductor arid the secend
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`ineucter being mounted on the substrate and arranged side by side aicng an
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`arrangement directicn so as te cause interactien between a first magnetic tieici
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`precinceti by the first current tiewihg threugh the first inducter and a secehci magnetic
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`tieici breduced by the secene current fiewing thrcugh the secenci inducter, enci the first
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`ceii ef the first indecter and the secentt eeii at the second indecter having winding
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`directiens such that the first magnetic tieici and the seccne magnetic fieici have a
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`cenceiiing etfect en each ether.
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`‘r’tiji in Fig. 2(b) teaches a first inducter 2t and the second indecter 22 being
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`metinteci en the substrate 25 and arranged side by side aicng an arrangement ciirectieh
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`tee. x eerie et Fig. 2%)) so as to cause interestien between e first magnetic tieici
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`predueeci by the first current tiewihg threugh the first inducter anti a seeene magnetic
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`iieie breduced by the seeenrj current fiewing threugh the secene inducter (See geese},
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`“eaneei eaeh ether nut"), and the first ceii at the first inducter Qt anti the eecend ceii
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`at the seeenci inducter 22 having winding ciireetiene such that the first magnetic tieici and
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`the eeccnci magnetic iieid have a canceiiing effect an each ether (See [@639], Fig.
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`2th); This is taught by ‘r’tiji in Greer tn reduce eieetren‘taghetie neiee clue te the
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`magnetic flux {Etee {@3331}.
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`it weaici have been ehviena te cane having ertiihary Skiii in
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`the art at the effective iiiing date te impiernent the iighting device taught in Ciaueeen anti
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`Ytiiehire with the centigtiratien taught in Yujil The metivatien WOUid he to reduce
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`eiectrernagnetie neiee due to the magnetic tiux,
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`Regarding ciairrr 2, Ciauseene, ‘r’tiiehire, and ‘r’in'i teach the iighting device at
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`eiairn t. Cieueeen (tees net expiieitiy dieienee:
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`a pair at tiret ceii terminate individuaiiy eiectrieaiiy eenneeteci tc enneeite ende at
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`the first ceii at the first inductor; and
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`a pair at aecenci eeii terrninais inciivit‘iuaiiy eieetricaiiy eenneeteti te appeeite
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`encie at the second eeii at the eecend inducter,
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`the pair 01‘ first eeii terminate and the pair at eeeend eeii terrninais being meenteci
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`an a earne edge ei the substrate in a directieh perpendicuiar to the arrangement
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`directien.
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`Ytiiehire in Fig.
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`t and Fig. 2 teaches a pair at first eeii terminate {intent terminai
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`and entpnt terminai ei nrin‘iary winding ei 5 in Fig. “if; inciividneiiy eiectriceiiy
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`eenneetee te eepesiie ends er“ the first eeii ei the first inducter {the ingest end eiitget
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`entis st 53 See Fig. i); and
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`a pair e‘i secend eeii terminais (inget terminai and eutget terminai ef the
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`seeeeeary winding et 5 in Fig. i) individuaiiy eiectrieeiiy eenneeteci t0 genesite ends
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`cf the secenci eeii ef the seeene inductor (the inget ene easiest ends ei the
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`seseneery winding 23? it, See Fig, i),
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`the pair at first eeii terminate and the pair ef secend ceii terminais being rheuntet‘i
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`en a sarne edge at the substrate 2C3 (iieeer hait edge ef the substrate 2% in
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`Fig. 2) in a directien perpendieuiar t0 the arrangement directien (the steeper heif esige
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`ei 2% is eieng the y direeiien ef Fig. 2(a)? e direeiien eereenciietiier te the
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`arrangement tiireetien, it tiireetieh ef Fig. 2(a)) )i. This is taught by Yuichire in errzier
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`te previde a compact and structureiiy secure cenverter circuit.
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`it weiiici have been
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`ehvieus te ene having erciinery skiii in the art at the effective iiiing date te impiernent the
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`iighting device taught in Gieussen with the streeturei eeniiguratien taught in ‘r’uiehire,
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`The rrretivetien weuid he fer the eenverter circuit is he ccrrreeet and struetureiiy secure.
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`Regarding Cieirn 3, Ciaessen, Yuichire, enci Yuji teach the iighting device of ciaim
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`in Cietissen dees net exeiieitiy diseiese e iignting devise satisfying reietiens ei L3 <
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`Li anrj L3 <1 L2,
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`Li representing err exterriai diinensien ef the first incitieter in the arrangement
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`L2 representing an externet dirneneien ei the eeeene ineneter in the arrangement
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`directieni and
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`L3 representing an intervei between the first inetieter and the eeenne ineueter in
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`the arrangement directien.
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`Yuiehire in eg. Fig. i and Fig. 2(a) teacher; a iighting deviee eatietying reietiene
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`of L3 4 Li and L3 < L2,
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`Li representing an externei dirneneinn et the first iritttieter in the arrangement
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`directien {egg the tetei iength et the primary winding et 5 eieng the at eireetien),
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`L2 representing an externei dimeneien of the eeeend inductor in the arrangement
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`directien {egg the tetei iength et the eeeentiertr winding et 5 eieng the it directien),
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`and
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`L3 representing an intervei between the tiret inducter and the eeeend ineneter in
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`the arrangement directien (een‘te arbitrary intervet between e pertien et the primary
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`winding e? 5 anti the eeeeneery winding et 5:3 eieng the it: titreetien et Fig. 2(a)}.
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`This is taught by Yuiehire in order to previde e eernpeet and etruetureiiy eeenre
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`eenverter eircnit. it wehid have been ehvieue te ene having ereihery ehiii in the art at the
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`effective tiiing date te impiernent the iighting device taught in Cieueeen with the
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`Structurei centigeretien taught in Yuiehire, The rnetivatien weeid he ter the eenverter
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`Circuit to he compact and etrticttirati'y‘ secure.
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`Regarding cieirh 4, Cieueeene, Yuichire, and Yuii teach the iighting device of
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`cieirn t. Furtherineret Cieueeene in eg. Fig“ t and Fig. 2 teaches a iighting device
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`comprising:
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`a converter circuit (See Fig; ”i, Fig“ 2, watt; {£39123} incitiding at ieest 3
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`Switching device 15, at first inductor i t, and a second indtictcr t2; and
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`the ccnverter circuit being centigured te, when the switching device is turned chi
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`eiievv at first current tc tiew thretigh the ewitching device by way cf the first inducter
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`and eiicw e eeeehci current te ticw thrcugh the ewitching device by way cf the
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`eecenti indnctcr in e ciirecticn eerne ee 3 directicn cf the tiret current (fiee {£3624}
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`teem; nete that it end t2 wiii tiew in e eerne directien ee thie Witt be the eerne
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`eirectien cerreepcneing te i3 and iii ct Fig. 7 et the ereeent eepticetien, See eiee
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`53 end tat et Fig. 2 et the preeent eeeiicetien}, the tiret inductcr inciuding e tiret eeii
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`{t‘i eemprieee e eeii), the eecenti inducter inciutiing e eeccne ceii (12 een‘serieee e
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`ceii),
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`the tiret ceii (ceii et‘ “it in Fig. 2) cf the first inducter tt and the second ccii {ceii
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`et 12 in Fig. 2) cf the eecentt inducter having winding directiene.
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`Cieueeene deee hct exeiicitiy diecieee e euhetrete ch which at ieeet the
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`switching device , a first inciuctcr, and e eecchd inductcr ere recanted, the iiret inductor
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`and the eecenci inducter being mechtect en the substrate; and the switching device ":7
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`being mcuntee en the substrate etchg en arrangement directien; e heir et eecenci ceii
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`terminate indivieneiiy eieetrieeiiy connected to eneesite ends at the second eeii at the
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`eeeend inducter, the heir ei first eeii terminate and the pair at eeeenri eeii terminate
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`being inetinteci en a eerne edge at the Substrate in e dii‘eetinn nernendicnier tn the
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`arrangement directien.
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`‘r’tiiehirn in Fig. 1 end Fig: 2 teaches a pair at first ceii terminate {intent terminei
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`and {intent terminei ei nrirnery winning et 5 in Fig. "it indivinueiiy t—iieetrieeii3;i
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`connected in epnnsite ends at the iiret eeii at the first inetieter (the innnt ene entnnt
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`eneie nt 5, See Fig. “ii; a pair at eeeend eeii terminate {intent terminei enei entnnt
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`terminet ei the eeeeneiery winning ei 5 in Fig. “if; individueiiy eieetriceiiy connected to
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`enpeeite ende et the eeeene neii ei the second indeeter {the inent and {intent ende et
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`the eeeeneery winning est“ 6, Etee Fig. i), the pair ei iiret eeii terminate and the pair at
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`eeeend neii terrnineis being rneunteci an e eerne edge ei the substrate 26 (upper heit
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`eege nt the enhetrete 2e in Fig. 2} in e directien nernendieuier tn the arrangement
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`direction (the neeer heii edge et 2% ie eieng the y tiireetien ei Fig. 2(a), e eireetien
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`pernentiienier “in the arrangement nireetien, X tiireetinn ei Fig. 2(a)) i).
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`Ferthern‘tere, Yuiehire in Fig. 1, end Figfi teeehee e enhetrete 2C3 en which at
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`Feast the switching device 7, a first inntieter (erg. nrirnery winning et 5), and a second
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`inducter ten. eeenneery winning nt 5} are rneunteci, the first incineter reign primary
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`winding et 5} end the second indeetnr (egg. eeennciery winning et 5} being rnetinteci
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`en the substrate (2th and the ewitehing deviee 7’ being inetinted en the substrate en es
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`in he present eieng an arrangement directien {en eieng the X exie nt Fig. 2(a)). This
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`is taught by Ynichirc in crater te erevicie e cernpect enci s‘trtietureiiy secure cenverter
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`circuit.
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`it weuict have been ehvieus te cne having erciihery skiff in the art at the effective
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`fiiing dete tc impiement the fighting device taught in Cianseen with the ccnfigureticn
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`taught in Yuichirc. The rnetiveticn weuitf be fer the ccnverter circuit te be cerneect end
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`structureiiy secure.
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`Cieussens and Yuichire tie net exeiicitiy disciese a first incincter and the secentf
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`ineueter being rnctrntee en the substrate and arranged side by side eicng an
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`arrangement directien sc es to cause interactien between a first magnetic iieici
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`creducee by the first current ficwihg thrcugh the first inductor and a seccnci magnetic
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`fieie predecee by the secenc current fiewing thrctrgh the second inducter, end the first
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`ceii cf the first inducter and the seebnd ccii cf the seccnd indecter having winding
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`ciirectierte such that the first magnetic fieict and the second magnetic fieid have a
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`eenceiiing effect en each ethert
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`Yuii in Fig. 2(b) teaches a first inciucter 2t and the seccnci indecter 22 being
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`rrrcunteci en the substrate 25 and arranged side by side eieng en arrangement ciirecticn
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`tee, X eerie cf Fig. 2th}; so as tc cause interectien between at first magnetic fieie
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`preciuced by the first current fiewing threugh the first inducter enci e secenci magnetic
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`fieiti brcduced by the secenct current fiewing threugh the seeenti inducter {See these],
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`“cencet eeeh ether eutf‘t and the first ceii cf the first inducter 2t and the secehe ccii
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`ef the secehd inducter 22 having winding eirectiens such that the first rnegnetic fieie and
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`the secenrf magnetic fieici have a cenceiiing effect on each other {See [363%], Fig.
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`Ethi). This ie taught by ‘i’tiji in erder te reduce eiectrentegnetie neiee due tn the
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`magnetic the: {See itiiifitii},
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`it weuid have been etwieue te ehe having etdinery skiii in
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`the art at the effective iiiing dete te imeienient the iighting device taught in Cieueeen end
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`Vuiehire with the eeniiguretien taught in Yuii. The metivetien weeid be ie reduce
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`eieetrernegnetic neiee titre te the magnetic flux.
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`Regarding eieiih ES, Cieueeen, Yeiehire, and Yeti teeeh e iightihg fixture
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`cempt‘ieing {See eg. LEE teed 33 et Fig. 2 et Sietieeen):
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`the iighting devise et eieirn t {See reieetien ie eieit‘n “i eeeee); and
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`a tight seurce cenfigUted te tight with iighting power suppiied hen“: the fighting
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`device (See Fig 2 et Cietieeen, LEE} teed 33}.
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`Regarding eiaiih 7, Cieueeen, Yttiehire, and Ytiji teeeh e iightihg fixture
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`eernerieing (See eg. LEE) teed 3.3 ei‘ Fig. 2 ei Cteeeeen):
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`the iighting devise et eieirn 4 (See reieetien ie eieit‘n 4); and
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`a tight seurce cenfigUted te tight with iighting power suppiied hen“: the fighting
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`device (See Fig. 2 e? Cieeeeent LEE} teed 33}.
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`7.
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`Applicant's arguments filed 11/13/2017 have been fully considered but they are
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`not persuasive.
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`8.
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`Applicant on pgs. 5 and 6 argues that Claussens, Yuichiro, and Yuji do not teach
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`that the switching device is mounted on the substrate so as to be present between the
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`first inductor and the second inductor along the arrangement direction. It is noted that
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`Claussens in Figs. 1 and 2 teaches that the switching device (1’) is mounted en the
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`substrate {the substrate 26, as shewri ih Fig. 2) se as te be present between the first
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`inductor {primary winding et 5) and the eeeehd indtiettir teeeerteary wihdihg et 5}
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`aieng an arrangement ciirectieh tag. atehg the x exie et‘ Fig. 2(a)). Additiehaiiy. it is
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`neted that that Ciausseh is net cited as teaching that the first inducter and the seeend
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`inductor are inetinted oh the substrate as argued eh pgs. 5—6.
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`Applicant then argues that Yuichiro does not teach that the switch 7 is present
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`between the primary winding the secondary winding of 5 in Fig. 2. However, Yuichiro
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`was never cited as teaching the switch is between the primary and the secondary
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`winding. It is Claussen that is cited as teaching the switch is between the first inductor
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`and second inductor.
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`9.
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`Appiieant argues that the Cited art sites not teach “the pair ef firet cert terminate
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`and the pair at eecend eeii terminaie are mounted en es same edge 03‘ the substrate in a
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`direction perpendicuier it} the arrangement direction ”err pg. 6. Examiner respeettuiiy
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`disagrees as ‘r’uiehiie in Fig.
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`‘i anti Fig. 2 teaches a pair at first ceii tei‘n'iihais (input
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`termihai and eutput termihai at primary winding at 5 in Fig. i) individuaiiy
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`eieetrieaiiy cehnected te opposite ends at the first eeii at the first inducter (the input
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`and euiput ends at 5, 3% Fig. “it; a pair at second ceii terminate (input termihei arid
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`eutptit termiriei hi the seeehdery winding :3? 5 in Fig. i) individuaiiy eieetricatiy
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`connected te appesite ends of the secehd edit of the seehhd inducter (the input and
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`eutpui ends ei the seeehdary Wihdihg at F, See Fig. 1). Furthermore, Yuiehire
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`teaches that the termihais are mounted on a same edge of the substrate in a direction
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`perpendieuiar to the arrangement direetiort {the upper heii‘ edge at 23 is eiehg the y
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`directiei’i ef Fig. 2(3). 3 directieri perpendietiier ie the arrangement direetier‘a, x
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`directieh ei Fig. 2(a)) i}. Speetticatiy, the arrangement directieh corresponds to the x
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`direction at Fig. 2(a). The rejectieh of ciaim 4 is rewarded to incorporate this.
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`Conclusion
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